Method for Integrating Notifications from Handheld Computer with Windows Personal Computer

Abstract

A method for integrating notifications of a mobile device into an Action Center of a Windows personal computer is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) operatably connecting the handheld computer to the Windows personal computer; b) acquiring a list of active notifications; c) sending a notification to the Windows personal computer; and d) the Windows personal computer displaying the notification in an Action Center.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for integrating notifications from a handheld computer with a Windows personal computer, comprising the steps of:
 a) operatably connecting the handheld computer to the Windows personal computer;   b) acquiring a list of active notifications;   c) sending a notification to the Windows personal computer; and   d) the Windows personal computer displaying the notification in an Action Center.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising a step of e) after the step d): activating an item in the handheld computer by clicking the notification in the Action Center, wherein the notification corresponds to the item. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the handheld computer is a smartphone or a tablet computer. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a connection between the handheld computer and the personal computer is a wired link. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the wired link is a USB (universal serial bus) cable. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein an AOA (Android Open Accessory) protocol is performed between the handheld computer and the Windows personal computer through the USB cable. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a connection between the handheld computer and the personal computer is a wireless link. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the wireless connection is a BLUETOOTH or Wi-Fi communication protocol.